Military Family Life Counselor

Summary

Leidos seeks a Military Family Life Counselor to support service members and families within the Military, Aerospace & Defense community. In this role, you will provide non-medical, short-term counseling, psychoeducation, and crisis intervention to address deployment stress, family dynamics, and readjustment challenges. You will conduct individual, couples, and group sessions; deliver outreach and training on resilience and coping skills; and collaborate with command leadership and installation resources. Leidos' mission-driven, highly collaborative culture supports your professional growth while you deliver confidential, high-impact support to those who serve.

Responsibilities

• Provide non-medical, short-term counseling to service members and their families for a range of military life stressors.
• Deliver individual, couples, family, and group sessions focused on resilience, coping, and adjustment.
• Conduct psychoeducational briefings, workshops, and outreach on topics such as deployment, reintegration, and family communication.
• Offer crisis intervention, safety assessments, and appropriate referrals to military and community resources.
• Collaborate with command leadership, installation services, and other stakeholders while maintaining client confidentiality.
• Maintain accurate, timely documentation in accordance with Leidos and Do
• D standards.
• Participate in ongoing training, supervision, and professional development to ensure high-quality, evidence-informed services.
• Support a mission-driven, ethical, and culturally sensitive environment aligned with Leidos values and Do
• D requirements.

Required Skills

• Clinical counseling (individual, couples, family)
• Military culture awareness and competency
• Crisis intervention and risk assessment
• Brief, solution-focused therapy
• Psychoeducation and group facilitation
• Case documentation and record-keeping
• Confidentiality and ethical practice (HIPAA/Do
• D guidelines)
• Trauma-informed care
• Stakeholder and command collaboration
• Resilience, stress, and deployment-cycle education

Job Description

Leidos seeks a Military Family Life Counselor to support service members and families within the Military, Aerospace & Defense community. In this role, you will provide non-medical, short-term counseling, psychoeducation, and crisis intervention to address deployment stress, family dynamics, and readjustment challenges. You will conduct individual, couples, and group sessions; deliver outreach and training on resilience and coping skills; and collaborate with command leadership and installation resources. Leidos' mission-driven, highly collaborative culture supports your professional growth while you deliver confidential, high-impact support to those who serve.

Responsibilities

• Provide non-medical, short-term counseling to service members and their families for a range of military life stressors.
• Deliver individual, couples, family, and group sessions focused on resilience, coping, and adjustment.
• Conduct psychoeducational briefings, workshops, and outreach on topics such as deployment, reintegration, and family communication.
• Offer crisis intervention, safety assessments, and appropriate referrals to military and community resources.
• Collaborate with command leadership, installation services, and other stakeholders while maintaining client confidentiality.
• Maintain accurate, timely documentation in accordance with Leidos and Do
• D standards.
• Participate in ongoing training, supervision, and professional development to ensure high-quality, evidence-informed services.
• Support a mission-driven, ethical, and culturally sensitive environment aligned with Leidos values and Do
• D requirements.

Required Skills

• Clinical counseling (individual, couples, family)
• Military culture awareness and competency
• Crisis intervention and risk assessment
• Brief, solution-focused therapy
• Psychoeducation and group facilitation
• Case documentation and record-keeping
• Confidentiality and ethical practice (HIPAA/Do
• D guidelines)
• Trauma-informed care
• Stakeholder and command collaboration
• Resilience, stress, and deployment-cycle education